Sanitary penholder.



R. NAY.

SANITARY PENHOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED JULY 12, 1912.

Patented 0013.6. 1914.

rHE NORRIS PETERS C0,. PHOTO-LITH OU WASHINGTON. D c.

UNKTED STATES ROY WAY, OF LEBANON, INDIANA.

SANITARY PENHOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

Application filed July 12, 1912. Serial No. 708,976.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Roy NAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lebanon, in the county of Boone, State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Penholders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the 1nvention such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to pen holders and has for an object to provide a device of this character of extremely simple construction and formed in such manner that a pen point may be readily inserted in the end thereof or removed therefrom.

Another object is to produce a pen holder having a metallic cap at its forward end with sections of rubber or light material p0- sitioned therein to receive a pen point and securely hold the latter between said sec tions.

Another object is to provide a pen holder of this character having a removable cap upon its opposite end for carrying extra points, said cap being provided with a tapered extension for removing the points from the opposite end of the holder or inserting the same therein.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which show a preferred embodiment of my device and then specifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms a part of this application.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is an elevational view of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the forward end of the holder with a point positioned therein. Fig. 3 is a sectional view at right angles to Fig. 2, showing the cap point engaged through the pen point for removing the latter. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the cap.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, 10 designates the body of the holder to the forward end of which is secured the metallic band 11 which projects beyond said end and has secured in its extended portion the spaced resilient members 12 which are preferably formed of rubber and are secured to the interior of said band and adapted to re ceive the pen point 13 therebetween.

The pen point 12 is preferably of the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive but may be of any form desired and provided with the opening 14 spaced from the forward end thereof to receive a pointed extension 15 of the cap 16 for the opposite end of the handle 10, to assist in inserting and removing the pen point, as will be later more clearly understood.

The body portion 10 of the holder is preferably solid and has the magazine or hollow extension 17 upon its rear end and suitably secured thereon, as shown at 18 to accommodate extra pen points and the cap 16 1s of such size as to fit over the magazine 17 the open end of the cap 16 fitting snugly over the end of the body 10, inwardly of the inner end of the magazine. The opposite end of the cap terminates in the pointed extension 15, previously mentioned outwardly of the open end of said magazine 17, thus preventing the extra pen points from escaping while the cap 16 is in position upon the rear end of said body 10.

WVhen it is desired to remove the pen point 13 from between the spaced members 12, however, the cap 16 is removed and the point of the extension 15 inserted in the opening 14 of said pen point 13 and the latter extracted. It will be evident that a new pen point may be placed upon the point of the extension 15 and readily inserted between the members 12, if desired and thus enabling the operator to remove or insert a pen point without grasping the same between the fingers and thus soiling them. By employing the point of the cap 16 for inserting and removing the pen points, all danger of pricking the fingers by said pen point is also eliminated.

It will be evident that the pen point 13 will securely held between the spaced members 12 and it will further be seen that the cap 16 serves the double purpose of closing the open end of the magazine 17 and of a pen point inserter and extractor. It will further be apparent that the complete device is of extremely simple construction and that the same will be cheap to manufacture and highly efiicient and sanitary in use.

It will of course be understood that minor changes in the details of construction ma be made if desired without in the slightest degree departing from the spirit of my inapex adapted to enter the opening of a pen 10 vent-ion. point to serve as an extractor.

What I claim is In. testimony whereof, I afiix my signa- The combination With a pen holder staff ture, in presence of two Witnesses. provided with a magazine at its tip; of a ROY NAY cap for said magazine arranged to cover the magazine and form a closure therefor, said cap being provided with an extension of conical shape and having a sharpened Witnesses WILLIAM D. GARNER, WINSON JoNns.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

